Quartz and Botryoidal Fluorite Crystal Group – SNCO 061

Measurements:  66 x 55 x 32 mm

Description:  Small, botryoidal fluorite crystals, ranging in colour from creamy to pale lavender, sit on a group of quartz crystals with reddish-brown and black hematite inclusions. The back of the specimen is a conglomerate of possibly fluorite, chalcedony and quartz.

The quartz crystals have only a few very small nicks.

Weight of Specimen:  81.4 g

Chemical Composition:  CaF₂  (fluorite)  
                                       SiO₂  (quartz)    

Hardness on Mohs Scale:  (fluorite)  4
                                          (quartz)  7

Location:  Orange River area, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Specimen Code:  SNCO 061